Glen Farley has covered the Patriots for The Enterprise since the Raymond Berry regime.

Canton's Norwood competing in PP&K

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Glen Farley has covered sports for The Enterprise since 1978. His time on the Patriots beat dates back to the final year of the Raymond Berry regime, 1989. You could say his roots lie in Foxboro. He once won an award for a piece he wrote on the sod
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Glen Farley has covered sports for The Enterprise since 1978. His time on the Patriots beat dates back to the final year of the Raymond Berry regime, 1989. You could say his roots lie in Foxboro. He once won an award for a piece he wrote on the sod at Gillette Stadium.

WHAT: Young football fans will compete in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Team Championships prior to the Nov. 11 New England Patriots game against the Buffalo Bills.

Competition in five age divisions for both boys and girls begins at 8:30 a.m. at Gillette Stadium, with the top scorer in each group crowned team champion and eligible for the National Championships, which will be held during an NFC postseason game. All participants launch one punt, one pass and one kick with scores based on distance and accuracy (in feet). The top four scorers in each age group from around the country will qualify as national finalists.

All competitors will be recognized on the Gillette Stadium field during the game.

NFL Punt, Pass and Kick, which began in 1961, is the nation’s largest grassroots sports skills competition. NFL stars, including Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks TROY AIKMAN and DAN MARINO, competed in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick program as youngsters.

WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11

WHERE: Gillette Stadium

Foxboro, Mass.

The following is a list of participants in the New England Punt, Pass & Kick Team Championships: